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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
violent
/ˈvaɪ(ə)lənt/
noun1 of 2
done with force; likely to cause physical damage
- “I never would have expected him to react so violently.”Tatoeba
- “We have to be prepared to cope with violent storms.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Involving extreme force or motion.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)